"Ghosted" shout-out to Blade Runner?
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Darth Lars
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The tile is not specifically from Blade Runner but from a real-world building: The Ennis House and it has been featured in several other movies since the house was build in the 1930's. The Rocketeer may be the most famous beside Blade Runner.
But yeah, we see the elevator to Deckard's apartment in Blade Runner so maybe it is a reference to that?
I have heard of two official tile replicas, endorsed by the Ennis House Foundation or the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation. Most recently, Offecct Soundwave Ennis.
But yeah, we see the elevator to Deckard's apartment in Blade Runner so maybe it is a reference to that?
I have heard of two official tile replicas, endorsed by the Ennis House Foundation or the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation. Most recently, Offecct Soundwave Ennis.
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cavx
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Predator 2? In the penthouse? Need to watch that again.
Darth Lars
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I'm sorry, I was wrong about Predator 2. The penthouse set is clearly inspired by the Ennis House tiles but it is not the same pattern.
That movie tends to be mentioned together with the other movies that were shot at/in the Ennis house or used reproduced tiles from it.
That movie tends to be mentioned together with the other movies that were shot at/in the Ennis house or used reproduced tiles from it.
The house is has been used a lot over the decades.
First used the Ennis house as a film location in 1933 for the film: Female.
The house provided the exterior facade for the House on Haunted Hill, in 1959.
In 1975 film The film: The Day of the Locust made extensive use of the house.
And of course in 1982 Bladerunner.
Its exterior also appears as "The Mansion" occupied by Angelus, Spike, and Drusilla in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sections of the cathedral reminiscent interior, especially the elevated dining room and fireplace, have appeared in over a dozen films including The Karate Kid Part III revealing the view of downtown Los Angeles, Black Rain, The Glimmer Man, The Replacement Killers, Rush Hour substituting for a floor of a Hong Kong skyscraper, and The Thirteenth Floor.
The house has also been used as a location for commercials, fashion magazine shoots and music videos, including 3T's "Why" featuring Michael Jackson. S Club 7's video for the single "Have You Ever" shows the band members living an everyday life in the house and Ricky Martin music video song "Vuelve".
And as stated, a few films like Predator 2 have used sets "inspired" by the Ennis house:
(From Wikipedia)
"Fillmmakers either recreated original elements of the Ennis House on sound stage sets or vaguely imitated these as in Predator 2 and several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. After shooting the exterior scene on location for Blade Runner, the interior of Deckard's apartment was created at Warner Brothers. In the case of The Rocketeer, sections of the Ennis House were recreated in detail, including the patterned art glass, on a studio set. The Rocketeer went as far as adding an upper floor. On a smaller scale, tile casts of the block relief ornamentation were used for the Club Silencio doorframe in Mulholland Drive.
David Lynch also used Ennis House for a few segments of the show Twin Peaks in which the soap opera show-within-a-show called Invitation to Love was all shot in Ennis House."
First used the Ennis house as a film location in 1933 for the film: Female.
The house provided the exterior facade for the House on Haunted Hill, in 1959.
In 1975 film The film: The Day of the Locust made extensive use of the house.
And of course in 1982 Bladerunner.
Its exterior also appears as "The Mansion" occupied by Angelus, Spike, and Drusilla in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sections of the cathedral reminiscent interior, especially the elevated dining room and fireplace, have appeared in over a dozen films including The Karate Kid Part III revealing the view of downtown Los Angeles, Black Rain, The Glimmer Man, The Replacement Killers, Rush Hour substituting for a floor of a Hong Kong skyscraper, and The Thirteenth Floor.
The house has also been used as a location for commercials, fashion magazine shoots and music videos, including 3T's "Why" featuring Michael Jackson. S Club 7's video for the single "Have You Ever" shows the band members living an everyday life in the house and Ricky Martin music video song "Vuelve".
And as stated, a few films like Predator 2 have used sets "inspired" by the Ennis house:
(From Wikipedia)
"Fillmmakers either recreated original elements of the Ennis House on sound stage sets or vaguely imitated these as in Predator 2 and several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. After shooting the exterior scene on location for Blade Runner, the interior of Deckard's apartment was created at Warner Brothers. In the case of The Rocketeer, sections of the Ennis House were recreated in detail, including the patterned art glass, on a studio set. The Rocketeer went as far as adding an upper floor. On a smaller scale, tile casts of the block relief ornamentation were used for the Club Silencio doorframe in Mulholland Drive.
David Lynch also used Ennis House for a few segments of the show Twin Peaks in which the soap opera show-within-a-show called Invitation to Love was all shot in Ennis House."
EasternBloc
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I found an Ennis house tile at a plant nursery that came from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. They used to cost $90 a piece online and come in different colors, but are no longer listed on the FLW foundation website. Needless to say, I walked out that day with a new 16" x 16" Ennis tile.
They do have a sweet mirror:
https://shop.franklloydwright.org/store/products/29677/Ennis-House-Mirror
I've fighting the good fight to use these in our kitchen for a backsplash:
https://www.motawi.com/products/6330-6x6-ennis-house
Hope this helps.
They do have a sweet mirror:
https://shop.franklloydwright.org/store/products/29677/Ennis-House-Mirror
I've fighting the good fight to use these in our kitchen for a backsplash:
https://www.motawi.com/products/6330-6x6-ennis-house
Hope this helps.
darth_myeek
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And the Ennis house was used for Firefly promo pics.
https://www.summer-glau.com/blog/fi...nk_lloyd_wright_designed_house/2013-12-02-956
https://www.summer-glau.com/blog/fi...nk_lloyd_wright_designed_house/2013-12-02-956
EasternBloc
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Just trying to contribute, Sundowner!
My dog broke my Ennis house concrete tile from one corner to the other a few weeks ago. It really looked a lot like the "image not found" icon you used to see more often. Luckily, a bit of construction adhesive and you can now barely tell it was broken.
My dog broke my Ennis house concrete tile from one corner to the other a few weeks ago. It really looked a lot like the "image not found" icon you used to see more often. Luckily, a bit of construction adhesive and you can now barely tell it was broken.
